indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
correct size; perfect size